Angela Aleiss
Angela Aleiss is an author at Religion News Service.
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In Baby Veronica case, some evangelicals side with adoptive parents
By Angela Aleiss — September 12, 2013
(RNS) Motivated by their faith in God and a distrust of federal Indian policies, a few evangelical organizations are campaigning to abolish the federal Indian Child Welfare Act at the heart of the Baby Veronica case.
Faith, not spinning heads, takes center stage in ‘Exorcist’ play
By Angela Aleiss — July 3, 2012
LOS ANGELES (RNS) Mention the word “exorcism” to most people, and you get descriptions of levitating bodies, spinning heads, oozing green bile and hissing serpentine tongues. But don’t expect to see these eye-popping visual effects in this summer’s stage version of “The Exorcist” at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. By Angela Aleiss.
NEWS FEATURE: New Film Explores the Ethics of Cloning
By Angela Aleiss — April 30, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ The possibility of losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. But how far will parents go to bring that child back? In “Godsend,” a Lions Gate Films release opening April 30, the sudden and tragic death of 8-year-old Adam sends his parents into deep despair. In […]
NEWS FEATURE: `Matrix’ Yields Multitude of Messages, Meanings
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ Cynics about Hollywood’s big-budget science-fiction extravaganzas take note: “Matrix” mania has gripped the nation. Everywhere, it seems, are “Matrix” sequels, “Matrix” ads, “Matrix” product tie-ins, and “Matrix” fan clubs. And everyone, it seems, offers a commentary on the movies’ various layers of myth, metaphor and meaning. Just […]
NEWS FEATURE: `Last Samurai’ Breaks Stereotypes About Japanese Warriors’ Values
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion news Service LOS ANGELES _ Once upon a time, the powerful shogunate and their samurai warriors ruled the feudal nation of Japan. The esteemed samurai protected their lords and lived by a code of loyalty, bravery and sacrifice. Their skill in swordsmanship and fierce battles became legendary in both Japanese history and […]
NEWS FEATURE: Filmmaker Wants to Put Contemporary Audiences in Touch With Luther
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ The name Martin Luther puzzles many Americans. After all, few ever have reason to think about the German monk who challenged the medieval church and laid the groundwork for the Protestant Reformation. Canadian filmmaker Eric Till discovered that little truth when he was preparing his biographical movie […]
NEWS FEATURE: `Bruce Almighty’: Film Portrays God as `Everyman’
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ The previews for “Bruce Almighty,” a Universal Pictures release opening nationwide Friday (May 23), ask the viewer to ponder a few theological questions. If you could be God for one week, what would you do? Who would you help? How would you handle the most powerful responsibility? […]
NEWS FEATURE: Costa-Gavras Film Sees Church Complicity With Nazis
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ The publicity poster for the movie “Amen” is an eerie combination of a red crucifix emblazoned across the swastika. The image has offended many European Catholics, prompting one French church leader to describe it as “odious and perverse.” But “Amen’s” director, Constantin Costa-Gavras, shrugs off the controversy. […]
NEWS FEATURE: Costa-Gavras Film Sees Church Complicity With Nazis
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ The publicity poster for the movie “Amen” is an eerie combination of a red crucifix emblazoned across the swastika. The image has offended many European Catholics, prompting one French church leader to describe it as “odious and perverse.” But “Amen’s” director, Constantin Costa-Gavras, shrugs off the controversy. […]
NEWS STORY: `Magdalene Sisters’ Resurrects Charges of Anti-Catholic Bias at Miramax
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2003
c. 2003 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ “The Magdalene Sisters,” the story of several “fallen women” who were incarcerated at church-run Magdalene laundries in 1960s Ireland, has resurrected charges of anti-Catholic bias in Hollywood and incurred the wrath of conservative church leaders. The film, which took home the top prize at the Venice and […]
NEWS FEATURE: Hollywood’s Sought-After Sorcerer Has No Use for Hocus-Pocus
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ He’s a straight shooter, all right. No gimmicks and no fakery. None of that hocus-pocus stuff. George Derby, longtime practitioner of the occult, just tells it like it is. “I try to keep my feet on the ground,” explained the 60-year-old sorcerer, who draws on both positive […]
NEWS FEATURE: Hollywood’s Sought-After Sorcerer Has No Use for Hocus-Pocus
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ He’s a straight shooter, all right. No gimmicks and no fakery. None of that hocus-pocus stuff. George Derby, longtime practitioner of the occult, just tells it like it is. “I try to keep my feet on the ground,” explained the 60-year-old sorcerer, who draws on both positive […]
NEWS FEATURE: `Friday Night Live’ Draws Young Jews to Their Faith
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ “Please put your hands above your head. Let us know that you’re here,” says musical director Craig Taubman to a crowd of young Jewish adults at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Taubman and his band are leading the congregation in the hand-clapping melody of “Romemu,” a Jewish […]
NEWS FEATURE: Vampires: No Neck Biting But Feeding on Others’ Energy
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ Nicolas Strathloch begins his day early, around 6 or 7 a.m. He rises and showers, dresses in jeans, T-shirt and hiking boots, and drives to a print shop in northern Los Angeles, where he works as a foreman. At lunch time, he often ventures to a nearby […]
NEWS FEATURE: `Friday Night Live’ Draws Young Jews to Their Faith
By Angela Aleiss — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service LOS ANGELES _ “Please put your hands above your head. Let us know that you’re here,” says musical director Craig Taubman to a crowd of young Jewish adults at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. Taubman and his band are leading the congregation in the hand-clapping melody of “Romemu,” a Jewish […]
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